Real Estate:

Location, location, location!

Personal Computer (with Windows):

Protection, protection, protection!

         Antivirus. An antivirus utility can fend off most of the invasive viruses, worms, and Trojan horses currently circulating on the Internet. BitDefender Antivirus Free has low system load, minimal amount of notification spam, and a decent engine.    https://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/free.html 

·        Firewall. The firewall serves as a blockade against crackers who try to penetrate a personal computer or network. It also scrutinizes outgoing traffic for the purpose of identifying programs that attempt to transmit personal information to remote locations. You can enhance the protection a firewall provides by adding a hardware firewall.

·        Anti-spyware programs. Spyware’s transparent installation process occurs when you visit certain sites or install some programs or utilities(especially when Web-based pop-up windows ask you to install something). Because spyware isn’t considered malicious in the way that viruses, worms, and Trojan horses are, antivirus programs typically don’t stop it. And firewalls won’t usually stop spyware because they assume the code is safe; after all, you chose to visit the site, so any information the site delivered is solicited on your behalf. Therefore, users must employ specific spyware-killing software. The following program will identify and remove most of the adware and spyware installed on your computer: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/thankyou/  Download the Malwarebytes Premium trial! Enjoy 14 days of full real-time protection completely free. After the 14 days are up, your Malwarebytes will revert to a limited but still free version that will only disinfect but not protect your computer from an attack.

·        Windows automatic updates. Once activated, Automatic Updates will periodically check in with Microsoft for the presence of critical updates for your system.  It will automatically download any that it finds and notify you when they need to be installed. The only thing you need to do is wait for the installation prompt to appear and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

·        Use Mozilla Firefox, instead of Internet Explorer: Your browser is often the only thing that stands between you and a piece of unruly code. The award-winning Web browser is now faster, more secure, and fully customizable to your online life. 

RECOMMENDED FREE PROGRAMS

Photo Editing equivalent to Adobe Photoshop : Gimp  www.gimp.org

Video Player: VLC Media Player www.videolan.org

Audio Editor- AUDACITY www.audacityteam.org

      Video Manipulation- Handbrake http://handbrake.fr

      System Cleaning- CCleaner www.piriform.com

Addoncrop- A simple plugin that allows you to download videos from YouTube with a straightforward process.

 https://addoncrop.com/youtube_video_downloader/